Where does “ชู้สาว” come from?

ชู้สาว (Thai) comes from Thai สาว, from Proto-Tai saːwᴬ — unmarried woman.

ชู้สาว (Thai): romance; romantic relationship

Definitions

  1. romance; romantic relationship

Ancestry of “ชู้สาว”, step by step

ชู้สาว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สาว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสาวgirl, young woman; bride; youthful, juvenile,...
2Proto-Taisaːwᴬunmarried woman

via Thai ชู้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชู้loved man; boyfriend; any lover; romantic...
2Proto-Southwestern Taiɟuːᶜ²lover; adulterer
Every word from Proto-Tai saːwᴬ →Every word from Thai สาว →
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